Greyt Big Talk w/ Aimon Ali
Greyt Big Talk is a multi-disciplinary creative lecture & podcast series for inspiring the next generation of artists and entrepreneurs.
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Aimon Ali
Founder, Fashion Talks
Aimon Ali is a fashion entrepreneur, runway show producer, stylist and creative director based in Cleveland. Born in Pakistan and raised in Canada, she spent years producing fashion events in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver, including Men's Fashion Week and Startup Fashion Week in Toronto, before moving to Cleveland in 2019.
She found the city full of talented creatives but short on outlets for elevated fashion, so in 2020 she founded Fashion Talks to bring elevated, inclusive and diverse fashion events to Cleveland. Her first show in 2021 filled a MidTown warehouse. Her annual show, The Runway, has since been staged at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance Hall and, in June 2026, on Euclid Avenue under the Playhouse Square chandelier, where it drew more than 1,700 people. Its nonprofit arm, the Fashion Talks Foundation, supports diverse and emerging designers, models and students through The Runway, The Forum panel series in Cleveland and New York, and an internship cohort. Fashion Talks also offers event production and brand-building services, and Ali co-founded the bookkeeping firm Accounting Babes. In 2026 the City of Cleveland honored her for her work elevating fashion in Northeast Ohio.
She spoke at Greyt Big Talk in October 2022.
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Studio Pop Shell
1427 E 36th St, Suite 2003B, Cleveland, OH, 44114
Studio Pop Shell is a studio space at 1427 East 36th Street in Cleveland. It sits inside an industrial building with exposed steel trusses, and its main room centers on a white curved cyclorama wall, warmed by strings of bulb lights and a bright yellow back wall. In October 2022 Greyt Big Talk set up rows of chairs in front of the cyc wall for fashion producer Aimon Ali, founder of Fashion Talks, with live music, original art by local designers and startup pitches from the community, all filmed and recorded to share online.
About this event
GREYT BIG TALK is a multi-disciplinary creative lecture & podcast series for inspiring the next generation of artists and entrepreneurs. Live Audience Podcast Recordings Feature: • local culinary artisan breakfast and coffee, • live music performances • original art by local designers • startup pitches for anything our community is making • a short talk from a successful creative person • all filmed to share with our community online. Become a Member to sign up now for free, or wait for FOMO Registration to open Monday, October 10th at 9 am
(interested in a feature, artisan maker space, company recruiting tabletop space, or other placement within the program? email us at omg@thatsgreyt.com) Since our founding in January of 2015, we’ve hosted nearly 10,000 attendees in pop-up locations all over the city of Cleveland.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Aimon Ali is a fashion entrepreneur and an experienced Fashion Runway Show Producer, Stylist, and Creative Director from Toronto, Canada, now based in Cleveland, Ohio. She has produced fashion events in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and Vancouver for nearly a decade and is passionate about the elegance of high-end fashion. After her move to Cleveland, she started exploring the creative industry in the search of the fashion showcases she loved and was used to. She soon realized there was something missing. Cleveland was filled with many amazing creatives with some amazing work but no outlet when it came to elevated fashion. She made it her goal to bring elevated, inclusive and diverse fashion events to Cleveland through a new venture: Fashion Talks. Fashion Talks not only produces events in Cleveland, New York, and other states but also offers services for creative business.